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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 2387661, member: 1559"] On defense last night, it was pretty clear that the guys haven't played together before as guys would get lost with switches and then had to figure out where to be. And, we can't let players get around our perimeter defense as we don't have a shot blocker in the middle. I think the defensive problems can be fixed with time. At the end of the game with the three guards of Gilbert, Adams, and Vital on the floor together, the team played well on both ends of the floor. They got some fast breaks, spread the floor, moved the ball, and scored. The biggest concern that I had from last night was the play of Larrier. He had a really poor all-around game last night and the team played poorly when he was on the floor. He didn't shoot well, defend well, rebound well, pass well,... He took 15 shots in the first half which tells you a lot about last night's game as the ball pretty much stopped when he got it and he just jacked it up. Maybe the issue is not really playing in live action for 2 years. Maybe he had a bad night. Maybe his knee is not fully recovered. But, maybe he is not as good as we all have hoped. [/QUOTE]